MOLST & AD
This document guides decisions about life-sustaining treatment.
What is MOLST form?
Failing to obtain this from a patient could lead to legal consequences for the healthcare provider.
What is informed consent?
Using someone's image for advertising without permission is an example of this type of privacy invasion.
What is misappropriation?
Failing to meet this is a key element in proving malpractice.
What is the "standard of care"?
This type of consultation involves the Ethics Committee assisting with morally complex situations.
What is an ethics consultation?
This type of document outlines a patient’s wishes for medical treatment when they are unable to communicate.
What is an Advance Directive (AD)?
Informed consent protects patients by ensuring they understand this before treatment.
What are risks, benefits, and alternatives?
The key difference between slander and libel.
What is "slander is spoken, and libel is written"?
This could happen when a healthcare professional neglects proper care.
What is injury or death?
The prosecutor must prove the defendant's guilt to this standard in a criminal case.
What is "beyond a reasonable doubt"?
The group of people who can update a MOLST form if the patient's health or wishes change.
Who is the patient?
When a patient cannot give consent, this individual steps in.
Who is a family member or legal guardian?
Collecting information for one reason but using it for another.
What is deception?
- Doctor ignores a patient’s allergy before prescribing medication.
- Nurse gives the wrong dose, causing severe side effects.
- Pharmacist gives the wrong medicine, leading to harm.
These are all examples of...
What are
Examples of Medical Malpractice: Medications
The main difference between a criminal and civil case.
What is "criminal cases involve law violations prosecuted by the government, and civil cases involve disputes between private parties"?
The key difference between a Health Care Proxy and a Power of Attorney.
What is a Health Care Proxy makes medical decisions, while a Power of Attorney handles financial (mainly) matters?
Residents in nursing homes have this right, which includes being informed about their care and making decisions about their treatment.
What is the Residents' Bill of Rights?
A healthcare provider publicly sharing private medical details about a patient without consent could face legal action for this.
What is invasion of privacy?
- Surgeon amputates the wrong leg.
- Nurse fails to use sterile tools, causing an infection.
- Doctor doesn’t warn a patient about risks, worsening their injury.
These are examples of...
What are
Examples of Medical Malpractice: Treatments
The outcomes of O.J. Simpson's criminal and civil cases.
What are "not guilty in the criminal case, liable for wrongful death in the civil case"?
This is the primary purpose of both a MOLST form and an Advance Directive.
What is to ensure a patient’s medical wishes are honored when they cannot communicate?
If a patient refuses treatment, the healthcare team must document this to ensure the decision is respected.
What is "an informed refusal"?
The requirement for a statement to be considered slander.
What is "the statement must be heard by someone else"?
- Doctor misses a brain bleed, and the patient goes into a coma.
- Patient with chest pain sent home with a wrong diagnosis, then has a heart attack.
These are all examples of...
What are
Examples of Medical Malpractice: Diagnosis
This type of legal document allows a patient to designate someone to make healthcare decisions if they cannot do so themselves.
What is a Health Care Proxy?